According to LMPD spokesman Dwight Mitchell, preliminary investigation reveals that the dump truck was eastbound on Taylorsville Road and failed to observe a vehicle that was also eastbound on Taylorsville Road that was attempting to make a right turn onto South Pope Lick Road.

That's when Mitchell says the dump truck swerved to the left, into the westbound lanes, to avoid striking the vehicle in front of it and and collided with a pickup truck that was westbound on Taylorsville.

The LMPD Traffic Unit is investigating. Police have closed Taylorsville Road on both sides of the crash. Eastbound traffic is closed at New Hopewell Road.